- Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (Jun 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446613894
- ISBN-13: 978-0446613897
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.9 x 2.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 213 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
When Frances Pratt, formerly of the Suffolk County (New York) DA's office, returns for her cousin's wedding to the tony Massachusetts town where she spent childhood summers, she expects a somewhat stuffy weekend-but then Hope Lawrence, the beautiful, bulimic and troubled bride, doesn't show up at the altar. Frances, who's now the president of the Long Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence, finds Hope hanging from a light fixture, an apparent suicide. Frances isn't convinced, however, so she teams up with the good-natured but tough cop Elvis Mallory to find out the truth. There are suspects aplenty: Hope's jealous half-sister, her violent ex-boyfriend (with whom Hope was still intimate) and her fiance's snooty parents, who opposed the marriage. Meanwhile, Hope's own parents harbor a long-buried secret, and the local minister, who was Hope's confidante, has mysterious connections to events as well. The story is a familiar one, competently if not elegantly told through multiple viewpoints. In her second gumshoe outing (after 2001's Misfortune), Frances once again plays the career woman exposing the dirty secrets of the moneyed classes, but Geary's evocations of buttoned-up privilege ("We're WASPs, remember? We don't talk about problems") fails to go beyond glancing and superficial. Fanny's affair with her sweet, potato-farming next-door neighbor offers a break from all the whodunit speculation, but these interludes are few and far between. Poor Hope may be the most interesting character here, in part for her troubles and in part for her necessary silence, which lends her a kind of dignity that many of the other characters lack.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
'REDEMPTION is a brilliant tale of privilege and pain, betrayal and murder... Entertainment of the highest order with wildly engaging suspense and brilliantly drawn and realized characters. I loved it' Linda Fairstein 'Geary, like Richard North Patterson, writes brilliantly about the world of old money, manners, mores, and morals.' Nelson De Mille on MISFORTUNE
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Hold your breath - this book is cunning and dark,
By book yeti "book yeti" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Redemption (Audio Cassette)
Be on your guard and trust your instincts, for things are not always what they appear to be. Such was the case in a seemingly idyllic affluent community, the setting for Nancy Geary's second novel "Redemption" - a solid whodunit in the 'old school' style that will keep you guessing until the end. When the beautiful, pampered debutante, Hope Lawrence, is found dead the day of her wedding, her visiting cousin Frances Pratt must work with the local police to unravel what is supposedly a clear-cut case of suicide. Little prepares Frances for what she discovers - shameful family secrets, and shrouded goings-on which the community itself is hiding behind its opulent veneer. As a seasoned mystery fan, who hankers for a good Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes adventure, I admit to being fastidious over the quality of mysteries that I read. Modern-day thrillers in particular, are usually of little interest to me. However, Geary's suspenseful page-turner is a refreshing exception. While skillfully setting the scene for a most intriguing murder case, Geary weaves the tale so cleverly, it cannot fail to capture the reader almost immediately. The cast of convincing characters, each with a definite skeleton is his/her personal closet, is brought to life with amazing detail yet with an ease that makes them credible. Everything else aside, Geary's novel has the added value of being highly readable. It is easy to become enveloped in the plot in just one sitting, pulled along by the delicious suspense and momentum found within its pages. I reached the last chapter of "Redemption" in few days, complete with accelerating pulse, perspiring hands, and a flurry of speculation. Well done, Geary.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Geary is gripping,
By wayne glimcher (santa fe, NM) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Redemption (Hardcover)
Dont want to spoil the mystery but detective Frances is back better than ever and Geary's writing is gripping and, as before with her last book Misfortune, completely accurate about a social group and a family gone amuck. Hard to put down, the story weaves a tale of horror that does not resort to the typical grizzly of some murder stories but rather relies on the complexities of human psychology. GREAT read, should be made into a movie.Miramax, check it out
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hold your breath - this book is cunning and dark,
By bookyeti (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Redemption (Hardcover)
Be on your guard and trust your instincts, for things are not always what they appear to be. Such was the case in a seemingly idyllic affluent community, the setting for Nancy Geary's second novel "Redemption" - a solid whodunit in the 'old school' style that will keep you guessing until the end. When the beautiful, pampered debutante, Hope Lawrence, is found dead the day of her wedding, her visiting cousin Frances Pratt must work with the local police to unravel what is supposedly a clear-cut case of suicide. Little prepares Frances for what she discovers - shameful family secrets, and shrouded goings-on which the community itself is hiding behind its opulent veneer. As a seasoned mystery fan, who hankers for a good Hercule Poirot or Sherlock Holmes adventure, I admit to being fastidious over the quality of mysteries that I read. Modern-day thrillers in particular, are usually of little interest to me. However, Geary's suspenseful page-turner is a refreshing exception. While skillfully setting the scene for a most intriguing murder case, Geary weaves the tale so cleverly, it cannot fail to capture the reader almost immediately. The cast of convincing characters, each with a definite skeleton is his/her personal closet, is brought to life with amazing detail yet with an ease that makes them credible. Everything else aside, Geary's novel has the added value of being highly readable. It is easy to become enveloped in the plot in just one sitting, pulled along by the delicious suspense and momentum found within its pages. I reached the last chapter of "Redemption" in few days, complete with accelerating pulse, perspiring hands, and a flurry of speculation. Well done, Geary.
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